He got a special treat from his teammates at his announcement. Fellow offensive lineman Ryan Kalil led a quartet in serenading Gross, and the song included the phrase “try and not get fat while in retirement.”

Gross, along with former Ute players Steve Smith and Star Lotulelei, helped lead the Panthers to a 12-5 overall record this season and a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Trent is a journalism student at BYU and an intern at DeseretNews.com. He is currently a junior and anticipates graduating Dec. 2014. He covered the BYU men's volleyball team on its 2013 title game run and is an aspiring more ..